Choose the nearest area rather than the biggest town.
A roof in Uppermill can be very different from one in Chadderton, even though both are in Oldham borough. The smaller pages concentrate on the roof types and details that are actually useful locally.
Oldham & Saddleworth
8 local pagesChaddertonLater tiled housing, eaves details and flat-roof additions.FailsworthOlder terraces, inter-war semis, shared chimneys and extensions.ShawOlder slate roofs alongside later estates.RoytonConcrete tiles, eaves felt and flat-roof additions.LeesOlder stone and brick property, slate and chimney junctions.DelphTraditional Saddleworth roofs, stone buildings and exposed chimneys.UppermillNatural slate, heavier traditional coverings and substantial chimney stacks.GreenfieldStone property, slate roofs and roof details exposed to driving rain.
Rochdale & the Pennines
6 local pagesMiddletonOlder town-centre roofs, chimneys and later tiled housing.HeywoodOlder industrial housing, slate roofs and later eaves details.MilnrowStone and slate buildings mixed with later housing.NewheyPennine slate roofs, older fixings and exposed roof edges.WardleVillage slate roofs, chimney gutters and later tiled property.LittleboroughOlder stone-and-slate housing on the Pennine side of the borough.
Bury area
5 local pagesPrestwichNineteenth-century houses, chimneys, bays and wooded streets.WhitefieldOlder residential pockets alongside later tiled roofs.RadcliffeTerraces, tiled roofs and eaves repairs.RamsbottomTraditional stone, slate and prominent chimney stacks.TottingtonVillage property mixed with later suburban roofs.
Stockport area
7 local pagesCheadleVillage buildings, bays, slate roofs and Article 4 controls.Cheadle HulmeSemis, detached houses, bays, extensions and tiled roofs.BramhallLarge older houses, complex roof shapes and traditional materials.Hazel GroveInter-war semis, chimney leaks and lower roof additions.BredburyEaves problems, later tiled roofs and extensions.MarpleNatural slate, stone slate and protected roof details.RomileyOlder stone buildings and later suburban roofs.
Tameside
8 local pagesAshton-under-LyneOlder central roofs, chimneys and later tiled housing.DentonTerraces, shared chimney stacks and back additions.DroylsdenConcrete tiles, roof edges and flat-roof additions.DukinfieldTerraces, later tiled roofs and shared roof details.HydeMill-town housing, exposed edges and eaves problems.StalybridgeOlder stone and brick roofs on more exposed ground.MossleyStone-and-slate roofs where driving rain is often a useful clue.MottramTraditional roof details, exposed weather and conservation controls.